sass Eighth Report OF TI-It Union Public Service Commission For the Period 1st April 1%7 to pst March 1958 sce-a Eighth Report OF THE Union Public Service Commission 1 For the Period ist April 1957 to 3iit March 1958 In compliance with Article 323 (1 of the Constitution of India, the Union Public Service Cornmission present their report to the President on the work done in the year beginning on 1st April 1957111th Caltra 1279 Saka and ending on 31st March 1958t1Oth Caitra I S80 Sala. PERSONNEL OF THE COMMISSION The number of Members of the Commission on IA April 1957 was seven. includine the Chairmlin. On 1St June 1957 Shri A. A. A. Free resigned his office as Member of the Commission Shri S. II Zaheer. Member, Board of Revenue, Itttar Pradesh, and Dr. C. S. Mtihajant, Vice-Chair ell or, Delhi Lin i we rfity. were appointed es Members. Slut Zaheer entered upon his office on Ist June 1957 and Dr. Mthajani on Re lady 1957, Dr. J. N. Mukherjec whose term of office was to expire on 23rd April 1958 proceeded on leave on 312 lIarcli 1958 for the remain- ing term of his office. On 31st March 1958, the personnel of the Corn- missiorL includine Dr. Mukherjee who formally continued to be a Member till 22nd April 1955, was as follows:— Shri V. S. Hejmadi, Chairmen Shri S. V. Kanuneo Mein/ter Shri I. Sivtishunmuttuni Pillai :Member Shri C. V. Mahapm Men:!, er Meinber Shd P. L. Varrna Member Shri S. II. Zabeer. 1.U.S. Member Dr. Ct. S. Maliajani STAFF OF THE COMMISSION The number of Under Secretaries Was Mired From 11 to 15 lind of Section Officers from 3f, Ill 40. Thercwas a nct increase of 25 in the non-gazetted stalk i ncluding 4 M Class IV. A detailed S to la inent of tfic sanctioned strength of the staff or the Commission :0 the bepinnine and the end of the year is given in .Appendix 1 The increaSe was clue to the rapidly inc re asi ne volume of work. ey lent of the increase can be pd god from Appendix II which gives relevant Figures or the live years 1953-57. However, as the number of requisitions for nOSis Call I a - lively smaller than in the preceding year. the Commission was able to wipe off ci good deal of the recruitment arrears. There was a considerable addition to casesother than those of recruitment. so that, on Ole Whole, the work load was on the increase as will be seen from the number of receipts and issues svhich rose fro in 91 to II labs. CONFERENCE OF PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSIONS The Union Public Service Commission invited the Chairmen of the State Public Service Coilintisitions to a Conference to di SOLISS matters of common interest informally., The Conference was held in New Delhi ou the 5th. 7th and 8th January 1959 and isos presided over by the Chairman of the Union Public Service (Vimmission. General matters concerning pro- cedure, conditions of service of Members methods of recruitment and the like were discussed. With the increased tcmpo of recruitment, especially for the technical services as a result of the Five Year Plans, and the changing pattern it administration of a growing welfare State calling for larger manpower requirenmnts. the Comiaission have been cost ton with many new problems. These developments would require more frequent consultations beoveen the Union and the Stare Public Sentiee Commissions for into of views and pooling of experience. Vte relations of the Commissions with their Governments alw came up for consideration as it is very necessaryto to LIIIIILI in cimlitlence in the proper functioning of the Commissions_ While the statutory position of a Cormnission has to he onlously safeguarded, it is equally necessary to build up relations of mutual moist and Ilan:ugly 750 that healthy conventions and Mitt Wong may develop which would, in course 41 time, acquire a force stratum than that of sta- tutory safeguards. It was 5enerally an reed that ordinarily. there sh t mkt be no difficulty in developing such relations without, in any way. impairing the Jtututory obligation o I the Commissions m advise died Governments in a spirit of absolute fairness arid impartiality. EXTENSION OF EuNc noNs OF THE COMMISSION ne functions of the Commission are defined in Article 320 or the Constitution. The l'osiclent is empowered under the proviso to clause (3i of this Article to make regulations specifyina the matters in which either generally or in any particular class of Goo or in :my pat dollar circumstan- ces, it shall not be necessary for the Contmission to be consulted. After the Constitution came into force. the President has not passed any Regula- tion to limit the functions of the Commission The limitations hid (low under the reaulalions framed under the Government. of Indio Act. 1935. continue to operate in the absence of any regulations under the new Con- stituCion. There have. however_ been the following e einsions of the itt ne- lions or the Commission in the year under report by Aoh. of Parliament under Article 321 of the Constitution:— tot 'rho Delhi Municipal Corporation Act. 1957. provides for the exercise of certain functions by the Union Public Service Commission as respects the Services of the Corporoion. It requires that the Cornmiss ioa hail be consulted in respect of appointments In posts under Lhe Corporation carrying a minimum monthly .la ry of three hundred and fifty rupees Cr more (exclusive of allowances). 3 (b) The Territorial Councils AcN, 1956, provides for the exercise of functions by the Commission us respects the se/vices of these Bodies Corporate, It requires that. except after consulta- tion with the Commission. no person shall be appointed to post under a Territorial Council the minimum monthly salary for which is Rs 31/0f- or more. DI tircT RECRUITMENT A. By Examination- written test and personalily inlerfiew. 6. This method of direct recruitment applies to all the imponant Orga- nised services Durinc the year ander report. the Conirni Stlion held 19 examinaticins for recruitment of perhons to various civil Fervices and con- tinued to cooperate with the Defence Ministry by holdine written exami- nations for recruitment to sot' IC of the Defence Services. The number of candidates who applied for admission to these ex:affiliations was 56,956. Particulars of these examinations are given in Appendix Ill. The follow- ing general observations are periinentr— (I) B will be seen From the statement that the number of tamdf- dates competing at the examinations is becoming dispro- portionately high cornpared with We number of posts avail- able for appointment. In the case of Ow Combined Indian Administrative Service. etc.. examinations. the number of candidates appearing at the examination is preventing a pro- blem. Apart From the difficulty of CI nd inp accommodation for NO many candidates. there iv the serious difficulty oE find in an adequate 'Lumber of suitable examiners and enism- ing uniformity of standard The Commission base for one reason or another been reluctant to restrict the existing qualificaiions and narrow down the field of selection. In spite of the rush of applicants. so far as the Joint Services Wing examinations are concerned, it has been C5111 rid incray- singly difficult to secure the requisite number of suitable candidates A very large number of those who qualify in the written test do not pass the test conducted by the Servi- ces Selection board of the Defence Service.. 01 those who succeed in this test. many fail in the physical endurance and other (161'1pptory rests to which they are subjected. In I he case of the Navy, allhouch the number of vacancies each year is very small. the nunaver who qualify finally is aunerally even smaller. The Commission hope that candidates as well as their parents would themselves weigh carefully the pros- pee ts of success and not fritter away their money and ener- gies in the vain pursuit of rw,nspeting for services for which the candidates fire not adequately prepared. 4 Notwithstandine the deterrent penalties meted out to the defaulters, cases of can attempting to seek admission by production of fake doeumenls, partieularly false age certificates and of attempting 10 pass the written test by unfair means. continued to recur in appreciable nuntbers (vide Appendix ly), Many of these candidates are below the aee of 21 and possibly the real culprits are their parents or advisers who fail to realise that by doing so they are ruining the careers of these unfortunate young persons. •the Commission, however, cannot overlook defaults 0[ the type mentioned above which involve 01 oral turpitude as these examinations lire condiuted with a view- to reccuit persons who possess not only the requisite ability but also high integrity and ch II hi etc r which are so very. ESS[1111:LI for the public sets ice:. The remarks of the examiners on the performance of candidates in the written examinadons show thu t the general standard of attaintnent is uoing clinvn. The CoIntnission already drawn attention in their previous reports to this deteriora- Oon of standards. The ureent need pi taking effective steps. to improve matters sect is to have been widely reetunised bath by the educational in as well as by the Union and the State Governments. The adoption of remedial measures. however, will take time and the results of the measures taken will not be felt till even later. In the mean- while. the CammillSion are concerned about maintaining the quaVity of the candidates recommended by them.